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Letter: Replace income tax with FairTax

Have you completed your 2012 income tax form(s) yet? How long did you spend gathering all your receipts needed to prepare your income tax return? If you prepared your own tax return, how much more time was required? If you engaged a professional tax preparer, how much did it cost you? . . .

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The “Fair Tax” is a Fraud – we need a 10% “Tithe” Tax!
I am a retired lifetime tax consulting professional (JD, LLM in Taxation, CPA, co-author of a 3 volume tax treatise, lecturer), with no financial stake in ANY tax system. ... More ›

The “Fair Tax” is a Fraud – we need a 10% “Tithe” Tax!
I am a retired lifetime tax consulting professional (JD, LLM in Taxation, CPA, co-author of a 3 volume tax treatise, lecturer), with no financial stake in ANY tax system. This only a brief summary - for supporting details of all comments, call Stephen C. Eldridge tel. 423-532-7337.
The so-called “Fair Tax” (“FT”) is a fraud – it is MORE WEALTH REDISTRIBUTION, AND a financial SCAM.
In their own words, FT proudly advertises that it is MORE PROGRESSIVE (yes, it is MORE WELFARE).
Of prime importance, the Prebate is NOT a real refund of FT paid as it appears to be. It is a new $600B ENTITLEMENT, which would have ALL Americans receiving a substantial monthly check from the federal govt – a very bad idea for those of us who are not Socialists. We simply cannot afford yet another huge entitlement that will only be increased in the future.
The FT and the Prebate would leave the working poor making no contribution at all to funding the federal budget and paying nothing even for their personal SS/Medi benefits. The FT and the Prebate FT then extend tax welfare to the non-working poor – and also take the next Progressive Cloward-Piven step towards giving SS/Medi to all regardless of work, by removing the tax “penalty” for reporting SS Wages, thereby “inviting” the fraudulent reporting of SS Wages.
The Prebate is apparently calculated to merely repay the poor for any FT they pay, but actually would pay them far MORE than any FT they might pay (by “assuming” the poor spend MORE than the underlying HHS Poverty Guidelines and also by “assuming” they will pay FT on ALL of their purchases, but they WON’T) - and FT also provides free SS/Medi to the working (and some non-working) poor.
FT’ers today still market the original FT lie that while workers get a large raise, retail prices will remain the same as before the FT, - but that just cannot be true. FT is merely supposed to changes the method of paying the same total dollars of tax we pay today, so that if you get a big raise, prices must go up by the same total dollar amount (except for a minor amount for savings in compliance costs) . Retail prices will RISE by 25-30%. Initially, FT paid Harvard Prof. Dale Jorgenson who first said prices would come down by 22% “embedded taxes” and go up $23 (30% x $78) for FT. He later changed his mind and explained that 2/3 of that 22% (15%) was the employees’ Income Tax & SS/Medi taxes and they would not surrender their raises to the employer who will thus be unable to pass that on to customers, thus leaving his price decline at 7%. AFFT’s Chief Economist , Karen Walby then said his 7% decline would be 12.5%, but when one merely corrects her incorrect figures, she agrees with Jorgenson (whose 7% decline translates to a 21+% price increase after adding 30% FT). Note that their 7% is the MAXIMUM POTENTIAL price decline and they assume that 100% of that MAXIMUM will be achieved. I suggest to you that is just wrong. Most of that 7% is the employer’s share of SS/Medi taxes which may be paid out in higher wages. Generously assuming that as much as ½ of the 7% MAXIMUM is passed on to customers translates into a 25+% price increase after adding 30% FT.
The FT produces a 40-70% in-your-face retail sales tax that would spark a taxpayer rebellion that would destroy our retail-sales-sensitive economy. 40% = 30% (not 23%) FT + e.g., 10% S/L sales tax and 70% is the rate needed at a sample 30% FT evasion rate (the FT incredibly assumes ZERO evasion and ZERO intentional reduction in spending and ZERO migration from new to used goods).
IN ADDITION to that 40-70% tax, the FT contains several HIDDEN TAXES (notwithstanding that FT’ers fraudulently tell you that “the FT is fully transparent- just look at your receipt and you will see all of the FT you will pay”). 1) FT’s 30% rate is really 42+%; the 12+% is hidden by having fed + S/L govts paying FT (which is likely unconstitutional) – ultimately, they must get that money from you. 2) The initial 30% rate is 1-5% short and that plus any other revenue shortfall will have to be made up by raising more FT (or a NEW Income Tax), 3) The fed budget will rise for a) higher SS benefits and higher COLA’s payable to all federal retirees, both induced by FT’s price increase of nearly 30%, and for b) fraudulent new SS benefits invited by FT’s removal of the “tax penalty” for reporting SS Wages, – more FT (or a NEW Income Tax) we be required to fund these (as noted by other independent authors).
The NEW IRS (i.e., the STAA) may well be far worse, far more invasive than today’s IRS (the buyer is liable to pay FT and get/show a receipt – The STAA may audit consumers) – also we may well have to file an “Annual FT Summary”.
We may well wind up with BOTH a NEW Income Tax AND the FT, when Congress repeals the FT’s Sunset Clause and enact a NEW Income Tax .
Seniors will start to pay for SS/Medi again and some will pay a 2nd-3rd tax on their earnings. Many middle class seniors will pay more FT than they would have paid in Income Tax and many will lose purchasing power because of 1) the nearly 30% price increases and 2) the higher S/L & federal taxes required because they must pay FT and can only get the funds from us, and 3) higher federal taxes due to higher SS & pension COLA’s and fraudulent SS benefits.
The FT promises grand economic benefits which are all UNPREDICTABLE - mere Hype & Change.
What we need is a Flat Income Tax with No Deductions, No Exemptions, No Credits and a 10% rate, with business income taxed to shareholders on a very simple basis (i.e., no corporate income tax) - See H.R. 1040 (which has been included in Paul Ryan’s new budget), but with changes as noted here (IRS is neutered, 1 page tax filing, everyone pays - more evolutionary). Call your representatives in Congress and let them know that this is what you want.

Concerning the HR 25 Rebate,
Please go here.....
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c113:H.R.25:
Once there,
scroll down to Chapter 3
This chapter of only 10 pages (as stated in an earlier comment below) addresses the rebate issue in it's entirety.
The rebate has to be applied for, applicants must qualify for it and is available to ALL legal SS Card carrying account holders no matter what your level of poverty or wealth is.
The Social Security Administration (since it is already set up for fund disbursements) is where your rebate will come from.
No additional bureaucratic office needs to be created.
Maybe, this is where the ex-IRS employees could apply for a job.

In case you experience a 'broken link/page not found'
to the 1913 1040 form, do this:
1) www.irs.gov
2) scroll to the bottom of the page
3) go to 'Learn About IRS'
4) scroll down and click on 'More'
5) a page change ... More ›

In case you experience a 'broken link/page not found'
to the 1913 1040 form, do this:
1) www.irs.gov
2) scroll to the bottom of the page
3) go to 'Learn About IRS'
4) scroll down and click on 'More'
5) a page change will occur
6) scroll down and click on 'Brief History Of IRS'
7) scroll down to the hyperlink '1913 Form 1040'

Prairie and Harold(and to whom it may concern),
An interesting historical fact today......
100 years ago the Titanic sunk.
"They' said it could not sink.
Here are other things that happened that year:
1) 16th ... More ›

Prairie and Harold(and to whom it may concern),
An interesting historical fact today......
100 years ago the Titanic sunk.
"They' said it could not sink.
Here are other things that happened that year:
1) 16th Amendment ratified, enacted
2) Federal Reserve created
3) First 1040 form (1 form, 3 pages of instructions)
(www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/1913.pdf)
This was the start of a 'Flat Tax'
(think of a frog in a pot of cold water while turning up the heat, moving slightly while adjusting to the temperature rise)
(amazing that SO much got done in only 1 year! Ya think?)
Nothing is 'too big to fail'.
Yours in the Fight,
Michael

Michael,
Dont get me wrong, I would LOVE a fair or flat tax to be implemented, I just dont see it on the horizon. I was very exited to hear so much tax reform talk early in the last election process but it died off after Cane ... More ›

Michael,
Dont get me wrong, I would LOVE a fair or flat tax to be implemented, I just dont see it on the horizon. I was very exited to hear so much tax reform talk early in the last election process but it died off after Cane dropped out. The problem is the IRS is "Too big to fail" to coin a liberal term. Especially with this blood sucking group in office now.

Michael....As I age, the more that I search the web,
the more I neglect planting my garden and other
productive chores. I have a couple of articles
about the Fair Tax bookmarked. Who knows, I
might wait until the bill passes ... More ›

Michael....As I age, the more that I search the web,
the more I neglect planting my garden and other
productive chores. I have a couple of articles
about the Fair Tax bookmarked. Who knows, I
might wait until the bill passes so I find out
what's in it. :) Have a nice weekend. Thanks
for the info... I might read it on some rainy day.

Prairie,
Good afternoon! I do so enjoy our online communication!
It is good to know that there are citizens who actually care about our great country!
You are absolutely correct about the word 'prebate'.
Furthermore, ... More ›

Prairie,
Good afternoon! I do so enjoy our online communication!
It is good to know that there are citizens who actually care about our great country!
You are absolutely correct about the word 'prebate'.
Furthermore, it is NOT in the actual HR 25 or S 122 legislation. Why, then, did I refer to it you ask?
Using the word 'prebate' helps me distinguish those who have read the only 131 pages of the bill from those who have not.
Please go here...
www.thomas.gov
At the center of the homepage you will see 'Search Bill Summary and Status'.
Check the 'Bill Number' box.
Then insert HR 25 in the 'Search Box'.
Click 'Search'.
A page change will occur.
Click on 'Text of Legislation'.
This brings up the entire 131 page bill with hyperlinks.
(you will also have an option for a PDF file)
Chapter 3, Sections 301-305 (only 10 pages) addresses the Rebate issue entirely.
Please save a copy to puruse and have on hand to fact check those whom are commenting for or against HR 25 or S 122.
Thanking you in advance, Michael

MICHAEL....You questioned my use of rebate vice
prebate in my replies to your comments. To satisfy
you, I used the word prebate in one of my replies.
Just to set the record straight, there is no such
word as prebate. Do ... More ›

MICHAEL....You questioned my use of rebate vice
prebate in my replies to your comments. To satisfy
you, I used the word prebate in one of my replies.
Just to set the record straight, there is no such
word as prebate. Do you think that reflects well
on the author(s) of the bill ?
Not only do they compose stupid bills, they
use words that do not exist.

Michael.....I prefer a flat tax on all income with
no deductions or tax credits. I think that every
citizen ought to pay the same percentage in taxes.
Calling a progressive tax fair is just plain misleading.
I noticed ... More ›

Michael.....I prefer a flat tax on all income with
no deductions or tax credits. I think that every
citizen ought to pay the same percentage in taxes.
Calling a progressive tax fair is just plain misleading.
I noticed that you cited increased income to
the federal government because the tax would hit
the underground economy. If it's revenue neutral,
how is it that the federal revenues will be increased ?
If a person receiving a prebate dies before the
year is up, will that money be recovered like it is
with Social Security payments ?

Prairie Grouch,
If you would, please read my comment to Harold at the Rep. Cuellar press release. Then, again I ask you to please tell us what tax system you prefer along with why.
(you keep saying 'rebate' when in fact ... More ›

Prairie Grouch,
If you would, please read my comment to Harold at the Rep. Cuellar press release. Then, again I ask you to please tell us what tax system you prefer along with why.
(you keep saying 'rebate' when in fact the actual bill states 'prebate')

Pie in the sky. No government workers to manage the
rebate system. No government workers to manage the
collection efforts. No government inspectors to
ferret out fraud. Multiply the number of state workers
to manage the ... More ›

Pie in the sky. No government workers to manage the
rebate system. No government workers to manage the
collection efforts. No government inspectors to
ferret out fraud. Multiply the number of state workers
to manage the sale tax system by 50 and you might
get an idea about the number of federal workers necessary
to manage this monster.

Harold,
Think about it.....
Pyramid block makers/builders, catapult builders, sword makers, wagon wheel makers, blacksmiths, telephone operators, typists, milkman, etc.
These are just a few trades/crafts/professions/jobs that either no longer exist or are not the dominant part of our economy that they once were. Humans adapt.
The people performing those jobs did not just fall off the ends of the earth. Neither will any of the current government/IRS employees. Most will learn to adapt to life without having to file their tax returns ever again. Can you imagine that yourself?

Great Idea for "we the People", but bad for the Gov'mt. The IRS currently employs around 100K people (A rock solid number doesn’t seem to be available), And if the tax system was efficient and made sense 75% of them ... More ›

Great Idea for "we the People", but bad for the Gov'mt. The IRS currently employs around 100K people (A rock solid number doesn’t seem to be available), And if the tax system was efficient and made sense 75% of them would be out of work. And who wants to hire someone that worked for the IRS? Not me... That’s why it will never happen, unfortunately.